Ringing kits for sale on ebay...No not on our watch!

Ringing kits for sale on ebay...No not on our watch!

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CanAm

9,393 posts

274 months

Friday 23rd July 2021
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321boost said:
what is a ringing kit?
A rusting hulk of a body shell, maybe even just the part with the VIN plate on, but complete with a V5, ideal for giving a dodgy car a new ID

K50 DEL

9,282 posts

230 months

Friday 23rd July 2021
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321boost said:
what is a ringing kit?
In the case of the one I linked to (now removed) it was just the V5 document.
Called ringing as it allows a stolen car to assume the identity of the V5 car.

breamster

1,019 posts

182 months

Friday 23rd July 2021
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I remember contributing to this thread along time ago. Why can't Ebay be held to account for these? They are easy to spot.

When reported are they usually blocked in a timely manner?

I've just reported this one...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274873107279

CanAm

9,393 posts

274 months

Friday 23rd July 2021
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breamster said:
I remember contributing to this thread along time ago. Why can't Ebay be held to account for these? They are easy to spot.

When reported are they usually blocked in a timely manner?

I've just reported this one...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274873107279
Complete with "Private Plate" TAJ 208R

dhutch

14,416 posts

199 months

Friday 23rd July 2021
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How do you know the full reg?

CanAm

9,393 posts

274 months

Saturday 24th July 2021
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dhutch said:
How do you know the full reg?
Well if it had been 108R, the 4 digits would have been a little to the left to centralise the them, so I tried 208R first, and it was a Land Rover.

South tdf

1,539 posts

197 months

Saturday 24th July 2021
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dhutch said:
How do you know the full reg?
1 in 9 guess

dhutch

14,416 posts

199 months

Saturday 24th July 2021
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CanAm said:
Well if it had been 108R, the 4 digits would have been a little to the left to centralise the them, so I tried 208R first, and it was a Land Rover.
Fair!

Liquid Knight

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15,754 posts

185 months

Monday 26th July 2021
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breamster said:
I remember contributing to this thread along time ago. Why can't Ebay be held to account for these? They are easy to spot.

When reported are they usually blocked in a timely manner?

I've just reported this one...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274873107279
I have made this point to eBay several times. They are aiding and abetting the theft of a motor vehicle (or other vehicle related crimes, potentially as much as manslaughter) with every identity they have sold that has gone on to be used to ring a stolen vehicle.

Accessories after the fact if the identity is bought after the the vehicle is stolen.


Manslaughter - if the ringing kit is used to hide the identity of a write off that has been cut and shut that fails, killing anyone when it does.

LLantrisant

999 posts

161 months

Sunday 29th August 2021
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Mikebentley

6,247 posts

142 months

Sunday 29th August 2021
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LLantrisant said:
I’d never heard that story about factory made cars named after race tracks. Tried searching it and can’t find anything either. It’s a nice looking car proportionally a bit like a Burlington.

vaud

51,026 posts

157 months

Sunday 29th August 2021
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Mikebentley said:
LLantrisant said:
I’d never heard that story about factory made cars named after race tracks. Tried searching it and can’t find anything either. It’s a nice looking car proportionally a bit like a Burlington.
Nothing here about it

http://www.bondownersclub.co.uk/stats/equipe.html ...and you would think they would know.

Kyp

91 posts

44 months

Monday 30th August 2021
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MOT check comes up with "Bond Unknown"

Liquid Knight

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15,754 posts

185 months

Monday 30th August 2021
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Wrong thread...

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

...but it looks like it qualifies as a rebody to me. Like the Triumph based Tribute cars, Reliant Scimitars with T'Bucket bodies, Range Rover with Land Rover bodies etc, etc.

Reminds me of the NC or Pilgrim nose with a Burlington rear but so long as the original Bond chassis hasn't been altered it should be okay. smile

CanAm

9,393 posts

274 months

Monday 30th August 2021
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And the Bond Equipes were of course re-bodied Heralds.

Liquid Knight

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15,754 posts

185 months

Monday 30th August 2021
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CanAm said:
And the Bond Equipes were of course re-bodied Heralds.
Mk2 Triumph Vitesse. There may have been a couple of Mk1 1600's but don't know off the top of my head. My first car was Mk1 Vitesse and when I learned to weld restoring the old girl someone suggested a Equipe body would have been easier. smile

Ructions

4,705 posts

123 months

Tuesday 14th September 2021
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It’s all there in written writing https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/373717548291?_trkparms=...

Mikebentley

6,247 posts

142 months

Wednesday 15th September 2021
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I think the passenger side rear door handle could be used again.

LLantrisant

999 posts

161 months

Wednesday 15th September 2021
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Justin Case

2,195 posts

136 months

Wednesday 15th September 2021
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LLantrisant said:
It actually says 'regeneration as MG', which would strike me more as obfuscation rather than ringing (or would do if I knew what obfuscation meant getmecoat )